Romantic Getaways

Nothing like a night away from home to ignite cupid’s arrow, a list of Valentine retreat specials Cupid is working overtime making sure you have a chance to enjoy Valentines weekend away from home. A little get-a-way is the perfect Valentine's Day surprise. From the east coast to the west and all the way to the Caribbean, there’s a little something for everyone this year. When you find the perfect package just click on the hyperlink and you can make your reservations today.
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Live it up in the lap of luxury at the Trump International Hotel & Tower. The hotel is offering a one-night ''Sweethearts Package''. Included with the one-bedroom suite is a bouquet of fresh flowers, a room service breakfast and a pair of personally embroidered robes. (You can put your names on them, or your pet names for each other on them, it’s your choice) The cost for the overnight romantic getaway $950. For reservations or more information click on Trump International Hotel Web page.

In Cambridge, Mass., couples can cuddle up with The Charles Hotel's ''Simple Pleasures'' package. Available Feb. 11-14 for $295 per night, it comes with deluxe accommodations, bottle of bubbly, a basket of aromatherapy products, tickets for two to live jazz at the hotel bar and rose petals sprinkled on the pillows. Guests also enjoy free use of the Wellbridge Health & Fitness Center. The Charles Hotel (800)448-7867.

Politics and romance can mix in Washington, D.C. at the Washington Plaza Hotel's ''Room for Romance'' package. Priced at $149 per night, per couple, and including room, a bottle of champagne, fresh strawberries, breakfast in bed and free parking, it should fit most fiscal plans. The package is available year-round, too. Washington Plaza Hotel (800)424-1140.

If relaxing is top on your list you might want to head down to Charlottesville, VA. The Boar’s Head Inn package includes two one-hour massages and breakfast in bed. It’s called the ''Rekindle the Romance Package'' and it costs $158 per person, per night (with a two-night minimum). Champagne greets you on your arrival. The Boar’s Head Inn (800)476-1988.

If you want sunshine then head south to Miami for special two and three night packages. Miami's Eden Roc Resort & Spa offers a two-night ''Adam and Eve in Eden'' package or the three-night ''Escape to Eden'' Getaway. The first, priced from $1,070 per couple, includes flowers and champagne on arrival, daily breakfast, a candlelight dinner and two massages. Price from $2,280, double occupancy, the second comes with daily spa breakfast, lunch or dinner daily, three massages, one body treatment, manicure and hairstyling for each. The package also comes with a choice of fitness options, including a private yoga class, rock-climbing workshop, personal-training session or a fitness evaluation. Eden Roc Resort & Spa (800)327-8337.

West Coast

If money is no object, book the ''Lavish Love Affair'' package at Seattle's Alexis Hotel. This one-night package, available Feb. 14, is $1,250. That covers accommodations in a romantic fireplace suite, local limousine transportation to the hotel, two fireside massages, custom his-and-hers fragrances from Parfumerie Nasreen and dinner for two from The Painted Table's aphrodisiac menu. Guests also get a dozen red roses and a bottle of chilled Dom Perignon. (800) 426-7033.

A more affordable option at the Alexis is the ''Unforgettable Romance'' package, available Feb. 11-14. It features accommodations, a chilled bottle of sparkling wine or cider, hand-made chocolate truffles, a gift box of Aveda aromatherapy products, evening wine tasting and Continental breakfast. Price: $250 per night for a guest room, $440 per night for a fireplace suite.

San Francisco tops many lists of most-romantic cities in the world, and area hotels will take care of their guests this Valentine's Day. At the Pan Pacific San Francisco, choose from the ''One Honey of a Valentine's Day,'' for $260 per night, or ''One Suite Honey of a Valentine's Day,'' for $725 per night, packages. The first comes with a room, bottle of bubbly and truffles for two. The second features one of the hotel's Pacific Suites, plus one pair of silk pajamas (flip a coin to see who gets 'em, or just split 'em up) and a three-course prix f>ixe dinner for two. Pan Pacific San Francisco(800) 533-6465.

Through Feb. 21, San Francisco's Argent Hotel has a one-night package that includes room, champagne and chocolates and a pair of plush bathrobes to take home. Pay $275 per night during the week, $239 on weekends.

The Argent Hotel (877) 222-6699.If you want to spend your time out west in the snow you might want to head to the Tenaya Lodge, located two miles from the south entrance of Yosemite National Park. Their two-night Valentine's package wraps up accommodations, room-service breakfast for two each morning, two half-hour massages and a bottle of bubbly on arrival. Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite(800)635-5807.

In Colorado, stay in a luxury room at the Vail Cascade Resort, where a Valentine's package also includes dinner for two, two spa appointments, and champagne and chocolate on arrival. Available Feb. 6-16, the package is $369 per night with a three-night minimum.
Vail Cascade Resort

Also in Colorado- Colorado Springs is home to the historic Broadmoor Hotel. It has a ''Romantic Getaway'' package that's available through April 30. For $184 per person, per night, it includes accommodations, a bottle of champagne, chocolate-covered strawberries at turn-down and dinner for two at the hotel restaurant. The Broadmoor (800)634-7711.

Some of the best skiing in the world and a romantic get away can be yours just north of the border. The Pan Pacific Lodge Whistler in British Columbia has a ''Romancing the Slopes'' package available through April 30. Rates start at approximately $307 per night, per couple, and include lodging in a studio suite, two dual-mountain lift tickets (for Blackcomb and Whistler), breakfast for two, and champagne and a fruit basket on arrival. Pan Pacific Lodge Whistler (800)327-8585.

Another skiing retreat for lovebirds is offered on the slopes of Taos, N.M., with The Fechin Inn's ''Taos is for Ski Lovers'' package. It costs $513 per couple, including three nights' lodging, daily lift tickets and ski storage, round-trip shuttle service to Taos Ski Valley, daily Continental breakfast and a bottle of champagne on arrival. Fechin Inn(800)746-2689.

If you want sun, not skiing..then head to Phoenix. The Royal Palms Hotel and Casitas in Phoenix offers romantic packages Feb. 11-14. Choose a one-night ($519 per couple) or two-night ($799 per couple) option. Both include Plaza Suite accommodations, rose petals sprinkled throughout the love chamber, chocolate-covered strawberries and champagne at turn-down, a bowl of fruit and coffee in the room, valet parking and complimentary shoe shine.

The package also features dinner for two in T. Cook's restaurant, named as the most romantic eatery in town by the readers of Phoenix Magazine. Rates also include all taxes and gratuities. www.royalpalmshotel.com"Royal Palms Hotel (800)672-6011.